above the ring

Chapter 35
Hearing this, Lear shrugged and didn't pay too much attention to it.

This rule is for others to see, you will never abide by it if you are an old bastard.

If he really went back to the round table hall and completely relaxed, he would really die without knowing how to die.

He waved his hand, and said to Baizhi that he had understood, and then walked a few steps forward along the round table, and saw the slightly restrained Little Red Riding Hood Rodrika by the fireplace.

"Hey!"

Lear came up to say hello.

"Oh, it's you." Rodrika was a little surprised when she saw Lear, but her cowardly character made her just maintain a sad smile, "I, I have been in the round table hall for some time, but I don't know yet, What should we do now?"

"It's okay, there will always be a path that suits you."

"Well, speaking of it, the round table hall seems to be very powerful. It is not only a hiding place for the two fingers, but also a place where heroes who want to be kings gather. I didn't expect the guidance of the faded person to be full of mysteries behind it."

"Mystery? What did you feel?"

"Two fingers lowered themselves to pray, and their words merged into thousands of guidelines. With the help of the witches, those profound words were spread—that is, the guidance of blessing, but now, I can't listen to it anymore. .”

"Probably it is related to your previous encounters. Those gloomy pasts have affected you. However, people should look forward. It is still safe here. When you find something to do, maybe these situations will be improved. .”

"Thank you for your encouragement, but for me, the guidance of the round table hall is too great, and it will take me a while to find what I can do here"

"It's nothing, you can look around, and I'll ask for you by the way."

"Thank you, you're such a nice guy."

Rodrika thanked her sincerely, which also made Lear laugh.

He thought of the special meaning of the word "good person" in reality, and also thought of himself who was often issued a good person card in the past.

Hmm, even if we reached the junction, couldn't we escape this fate?
Irena has always regarded herself as a villain.

Forget it, forget about it, there are still many things to do.

Feeling that there were more eyes staring at him from behind, Lear walked away from Roderica, and casually looked at the people in the round table hall.

Lear remembered that when he entered the round table hall for the first time in the game, many doors here were closed, and there were not as many people in the round table hall as there are now.

At least, Nefeli and Rodrika did not enter the round table hall.

"Hey, you're still here."

Seeing Nefeli again, Lear felt that she seemed to have changed a lot, and he didn't know if it was because there were still many people in the round table hall, or because she was deliberately talking to Li in front of her adoptive father. Er kept a certain distance.

"Although I have always called myself a traveler, many people always think that I am a faded person, so it is better for me to come here to have a look. If I meet someone who cannot be beaten in the future, I can come here to shake people."

"Shake, man?"

"It means pulling people to fight together, the dialect of my hometown."

"Oh~ What an interesting name. By the way, this is for you."

Nefeli handed over a talisman-like thing, which was very similar to the talismans equipped on the limb-grabbing nobles, but Lear later discovered that this thing could be stored in the mind space.

"Is this the talisman of all martial arts?"

"Yes, you said that you are collecting this kind of talisman. I got some information from my adoptive father, and I went back to Stonewell to find this one. Maybe it will be of some help to you."

"Well, thank you."

There is a feeling of being nurtured, and she is looking for it on purpose.
"You're welcome, have you met my adoptive father?"

"Are you talking about the old gentleman over there? I've seen him before. I think he's a bit nagging. Just now he reminded me not to use force in the round table hall."

"After all, the Round Table Hall has experienced many bloody conflicts. Now the Round Table Hall is very weak and can't stand the toss. After finally being stable for a while, these prohibitions still need to be enforced."

"You seem to know a lot about this?"

"Since I lost my blessing, I will pay special attention to these things."

"You lost your blessing? Then you are in Stonewell."

Lear asked about Neferi's performance in Stonewell.

"I used to be a warrior who was guided by the blessing. I entered Stonewell City under the guidance. The location of the blessing is relatively safe. Of course, I have to write it down."

"So this is ah."

"I will soon leave the hall to perform a mission in another place. I will not relax my adoptive father's assignment. We will meet again in the future. I hope you will become stronger by then."

"Where are you going?"

"I can't say it."

"Okay, goodbye."

Nefeli's acting style was swift and decisive. After saying goodbye to Lear, she touched the great blessing and left the round table hall.

According to the original track of the game, soon, she will experience the most important turning point in her life.

And Lear knew where she was going. He only needed to dawdle in the round table hall for a while before he could leave here and rush to that extremely dark place.

The most urgent task now is to arrange for Rodrika. Little Red Riding Hood's talent in tuning spirits cannot be underestimated.

Lear, who is familiar with the game process, knows that the blacksmith is the best mentor for Roderica, but so far, Lear has not met the blacksmith. He walked to Sir Baizhi's study. Brother Gao Leng, who was standing guard with Baizhi, was leaning against the door of the study.

Nefeli also came out from here just now.

Going further in is the place where the haggard twin old women are. Their existence has always been a mystery to the entire round table hall. They can't say anything, and they can't even move, but they can be materialized through runes Some very important props, such as the stone sword key and the rune arc, seem to be related to the two fingers.

Although Lear has a lot of runes on him, he still wants to keep them and add some. He still has a feeling of being in harmony with Melina's soul.

There is a locked door on the side of the twin old woman, and a faint smell of blood and stench can be heard from inside. In the game, behind the door is the exclusive place for the snow eater.

Lear turned his head and walked into the hall again.

A man with a round shackle around his neck and clothes that looked like priestly robes was standing beside several candles, chanting something quietly.

"Hi, this is the first time I've seen you in this outfit, are you special in the round table hall?"

"Oh, you are the new fader, welcome to the round table hall, my name is Colin, I am a priest, there is nothing special about my attire, maybe it is just because I have never seen similar attire It's a bit strange for you."

The man's eyes were covered by the sheet, together with the upper part of the scalp, but he was able to accurately locate Lear's position, which also told Lear that he was not blind.

His voice is still a little gentle, it seems that people in the priesthood have similar qualities.

"It turns out that you are a member of the clergy. Don't tell me, your dress is really strange."

"It's good to get used to it. I'm here to teach how to pray—that's the power that Lord Two Fingers bestowed on us, and at the same time I'm exploring the golden law. When someone gathered in the round table hall became the king of Elden, I I will also assist you, so that the law can be restored correctly, and the king's governance can be put on the right track. In addition, I would like to ask you, can you still see the guidance of blessing?"

Lear didn't answer right away, but glanced left and right, and asked, "Is there any difference between being able to see and not being able to see?"

"Well, because recently I have encountered a lot of faded people who can't see the guidance, they can't learn the prayers of adults with two fingers, if you can see it, please tell me, maybe you can learn some prayers from me."

"Oh~ I see, I can indeed see the guidance, but, I want to learn some prayers related to flames, can you teach me?"

"Well, you have to understand that flame-type prayers and the golden law are not in conflict to some extent. The golden law cannot accommodate the sparks that destroy the world. If you insist on learning, you can come to me to watch it at any time. I have written these two notes, but please also remember the precept of 'playing with fire and setting yourself on fire'."

Colin didn't seem happy, and his expression was very serious. It seemed that the flame prayer mentioned by Lear was problematic.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that the flame really doesn't match the golden tree. After all, it is impossible for a tree to like the flame that ignites itself, so Colin's reaction seems quite scientific.

So, Lear quickly changed the topic and said, "Of course. But I still have something to do now, so I'll ask you for advice later."

"At all times, sir, may the golden law be with you."

Well, at least it's not a scam.

Colin’s words made Lear feel a little strange. Although the reactions of normal Golden Rule clerics are generally the same, the strange thing about him is that the notes recording the prayers of flames were written by himself, which means that he He can pray with flames, but he scoffed at it. Well, it's kind of interesting.

Write this down, and when you return to reality, you can easily find an analysis video about Colin.

Among the few people left in the hall, there was only the blond man named D, and Diaros, who was dressed in handsome armor with a combination of bright silver and red cape.

Sir Baizhi seemed to be back in his own study.

Lear got to know the two separately. D claimed that he was hunting dead births, and said that it was to remove the dead roots, and also reminded Lear not to touch dead births, and told him to be careful of the "boat".

The "ship" mentioned by D is the famous "Tibea's Calling Ship". This thing can be seen in several places in the junction where the power of the dead emerges, and it can summon a large number of dead creatures. Or some huge skulls that can carry out physical attacks. Deep in the ground, where the power of death is the strongest, you can also meet huge skulls that can release the "soul torrent" almost infinitely. Those things are simply melee. The ultimate nightmare.

Lear still remembers the red frog monsters blowing trumpets he met when he was exploring the Mengwen Dynasty in the second week, and the huge skulls they summoned were even more terrifying than the blood king.
As for Diaros, apart from the fact that he was born in the direct line of the Khoslaw family, it seems worth mentioning, but after Lear said that he came from a borderland and had no idea about the so-called Khoslaw family, he said No more mention of this matter.

Then there was the little mission he entrusted to find the girl named Renia, who was said to always like to act alone.

Lear always felt that the girl probably left on her own because she thought Dialos was too useless.

Turning another corner, Lear saw the ultimate goal of this trip.

Blacksmith Xiu Gu.

Strictly speaking, Xiugu is a hybrid, unlike the demihumans Lear had seen in Fort Hyde before, the inhuman characteristics of the hybrid are more obvious.

Xiugu's smooth head has scales like marine organisms, gray-white horns grow on the back, and the cuticle has also begun to appear calcified.

It seems that because of beating weapons all the year round, Xiugu's hands are still very human-like, but his feet are strangely shaped claws, and the two sides are not very symmetrical.

He was chained, just outside that room, beating the weapon.

"I haven't seen you before." The other party's voice was old and deep, with a hoarseness that made the listener a little uncomfortable, "Well, the thing to do is the same anyway, take out the weapon, and I will forge it."

In the game, you can use forging stones and runes to strengthen the weapons you get, which can make the weapons and equipment more powerful.

It is said that the blacksmith Xiugu once forged artifacts, so his forging skills should be second to none.

But now Lear is not here to strengthen the weapon, he is here to arrange for Rodrika.

"Well, what's the condition of the chain at your feet?"

"Oh? Do you want to ask about this chain? As you can see, this is the chain used to handcuff captives. I was tied up in the round table hall and forged weapons for you. I couldn't die. That's probably what happened."

"What captive?"

"Ah, don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about being a captive, and it's not your responsibility. In addition, I don't reject forging weapons. No matter where I am, no matter what status I am, I can make weapons become I will get stronger—technology and time will not betray me, and, in the process of forging, I can temporarily forget how terrifying that lord is."

"Technology and time will not betray Well, I like what you said, you are a good person with the same aspirations as me, those people I have met all like to pursue fancy magic and prayer, only me, what I like the most is to focus on something A craft, just as you focus on blacksmithing, I think we could be friends on that alone."

Hehe, he can also call others good people.

"friend."

"By the way, what's your name?" Lear asked again out of politeness even though he knew the other person's name.

He doesn't think such inquiries are superfluous. In fact, similar conversations and pleasantries are the key to getting closer to each other: it's the same when selling insurance to meet customers, and it's the same when asking for help now. In addition, the chasing girl The same is true of time.

Language is a true art.

"My name is Xiugu."

"Mr. Xiugu, it's like this, have you seen that girl named Rodrika?"

"The girl? Oh, the one you brought. She looks too frustrated to wield a sword anymore—but she has the potential to psychic."

"Spirit tuning? What kind of power is that?"

"You can use some specific materials in reality to strengthen the power of the soul. To do this, you must first have the ability to communicate with the soul. It is not simply the ability to touch the soul's obsession, it is a very special the power of."

"Are you sure Rodrika can do this?"

"I saw it a long time ago, and the color of her eyes is the proof."

"Thank you, Master Xiugu."

"Master? Me."

Lear hurried to find Rodrika after saying this, he didn't notice the cloudy eyes behind him looking at his back.

At this moment, a light flashed in his eyes.

"Rodelica, Mr. Xiugu said that you have the potential to tune the spirit, maybe you can learn the method of tuning the spirit from him."

". Do I have the potential in that area? I can't believe it. If it is true. If it is true, even if I am not good enough, I still want to learn and hone. I want to ask Mr. Xiugu to teach me , that gentleman has a terrifying appearance and is bound in the round table hall. He hates us faders, and it is natural to be hated, but I think that gentleman is actually very gentle."

"Well, you're right if you have such an idea. I'll go and talk to Mr. Xiugu. Having said that, I also think that Mr. Xiugu is very good. He focuses on skills, and I am the same."

Lear returned to Xiugu's side and expressed his request.

"Can you help me take care of Rodrika? As you can see, it is difficult for her to participate in the battle."

"Let that girl be taken care of by an ugly hybrid who can only forge weapons? It's too stupid, and that girl will never be willing."

"I just asked her, and it was of her own volition."

Xiu Gu hesitated for a while, and then said: "I don't want to doubt you, but I've had enough of being ridiculed."

"No one will laugh at you anymore. From now on, you are my friend, Lear. Anyone who focuses on skills deserves to be respected, no matter who he is or what he looks like."

Xiugu shook his head, and began to focus on beating the weapon in his hand.

Hybrids and demihumans are inherently inferior. This is an unchangeable reality in the borderlands. Maybe Lear just came from the borderlands, but in this turbulent thought, it’s not certain that Lear will be killed one day. In which corner of the junction.

Xiugu didn't fully believe Lear's words, but he didn't directly reject them either.

This is enough for Lear and Rodrika.

Lear returns to the fireplace in the hall and finds Rodrika once again.

"I've already told Mr. Xiugu about you, he doesn't really believe that you will go to him, even though I said it was your own wish, to be honest, I don't quite understand the cultural connotation of the junction, but I always think , An interesting soul is more attractive than a gorgeous appearance, I don't think you are the kind of girl who judges people by their appearance."

"That's natural. Thank you for helping me. If I can become a spiritual master, I will definitely study hard and improve my strength. Then I can help you!"

"Let's talk about it when the time comes. Whether you can learn something or not depends on yourself, good girl, come on!"

"Ok!"

After saying goodbye to Roderica, Lear decided to leave the round table hall.

Now, before setting off to find Nefeli, Lear has to find another like-minded friend.

PS: The revision of this chapter has been completed. The state of the past two days is not good, the efficiency of coding is very poor, there are many typos and omissions, and there are many problems with the language not being condensed, which brings inconvenience to everyone's reading experience. I will try to adjust the status.The chapter has been changed today, thank you for your support, I hope to get your encouragement for collection, just click and add to the bookshelf, thank you~
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